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Tag: Millstream Creek

Tacon Park

June 29, 2019June 26, 2019 ~ Healthy Naturalist ~ Leave a comment

Tacon Park is in the community of Langford, one of thirteen communities that form the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. This park is a small grass covered area that is a service access area in Langford, B.C. It is found in the Thetis Heights neighborhood along a ridge above Mill Stream. Mill Stream, or … Continue reading Tacon Park

Millstream Creek Trail

June 24, 2019June 21, 2019 ~ Healthy Naturalist ~ Leave a comment

Millstream Creek Trail is in the communities of Langford, one of thirteen communities that form the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. There are three sections to the Millstream Creek Trail in Langford, B.C. Goldie Trail forms the first section that is starts north of Goldie Park. The second section lies just south of this … Continue reading Millstream Creek Trail

Millstream Creek Park

June 23, 2019June 21, 2019 ~ Healthy Naturalist ~ Leave a comment

Millstream Creek Park is along the west bank of Mill Stream in the Thetis Heights neighborhood of Langford, B.C. Langford is one of thirteen communities that form the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. The park hosts several tall cedar trees that border a gravel pathway. Sword ferns, snowberries, Oregon grape and other small shrubs … Continue reading Millstream Creek Park

Mill Stream South Park

October 18, 2015 ~ Healthy Naturalist ~ Leave a comment

Mill Stream South Park is in the Mill Hill neighborhood of Langford, B.C. Douglas fir trees, western red cedar, sword ferns, deer ferns, mosses and lichens form the second growth forest found in this nature park. The park is part of the riparian area of Mill Stream in Langford, B.C. Mill Stream, or Millstream Creek … Continue reading Mill Stream South Park

Jeanine Place Green Space

October 11, 2015 ~ Healthy Naturalist ~ Leave a comment

Jeanine Place Green Space is a nature area in the Mill Hill neighborhood of Langford, B.C. This green space is a linear half an hectare area that protects the riparian zone of Mill Stream. There is limited access along its steep forested slopes. Cedarvale Park is immediately upstream and has several picnic tables along the … Continue reading Jeanine Place Green Space

Cedarvale Park

October 1, 2015 ~ Healthy Naturalist ~ Leave a comment

Cedarvale Park is in the Mill Hill neighborhood of Langford, B.C. A section of Mill Stream lies within this parkland which also borders on the Hwy1 and the Selwyn Cedarvale Green Space. Mill Stream, or Millstream Creek as it is often called, is the main waterway in a watershed that starts in the Gowlland Tod … Continue reading Cedarvale Park

Selwyn Cedarvale Green Space

September 29, 2015 ~ Healthy Naturalist ~ Leave a comment

Selwyn Cedarvale Green Space is in the Mill Hill neighborhood of Langford, B.C. This rough seventy meter long footpath from Selwyn Road connects to the trails in Cedar Vale Park. The gravel pathway is border by patches of Himalayan blackberries that grow beside the fences. The trail crosses over the tunnel that protects Mill Stream … Continue reading Selwyn Cedarvale Green Space

Citation Green Space

August 23, 2015 ~ Healthy Naturalist ~ Leave a comment

Citation Green Space is along the gated paved section of Citation Road in Langford, B.C. The seventy meter long pathway is frequented by dog walking, hikers and walkers as it connects with McCallum Road. Blackberries are found along the border of this green space which also has a small Douglas fir tree forest to the … Continue reading Citation Green Space

Bishops Gate Park

June 18, 2015 ~ Healthy Naturalist ~ Leave a comment

Bishops Gate Park is a second growth forested area in the Bear Mountain neighborhood of Langford, B.C. Its two hectares form a nature area with steep slopes on the eastern shoulder of Mt Finlayson. The rise from Millstream Road to Bear Mountain Parkway is fifty-six meters over a distance of two hundred and thirty meters. … Continue reading Bishops Gate Park

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